Damaged Flash CC files ("Could not load scene into memory.")

I just installed Creative Cloud the other day, and had the following problem immediately.
I create a brand new .FLA and import a few assets from another person's Illustrator CC file, then write some ActionScript for basic interactivity. I can work for hours with that file. But when I save, quit and reopen the file (either 2 seconds later or the next day), I get a warning that says "Could not load scene into memory. Your file may be damaged." The library is empty, no instances of symbols on the stage, nothing. I can't open the file with Flash CS6 or anything: it's shot. I repeated the process several times with brand new Flash files, but always get the same results. I even deleted everything and reinstalled and still got the same results.
I switched to using Flash CS6, but when I imported artwork from Illustrator CC, I was getting corrupted artwork and periodically I'd get an error that said something to the effect of "You can't import artwork from a newer version of Illustrator into Flash CS 5.5. (WTF? I'm in Flash CS6.)
Any ideas? I'm on a Mac, OS X 10.8.4. Thanks very much.

Hi Gregir ,
Is it possible for you to share the file or the illustrator assets with us? We can take a look and get back on it.
Can you check the size of the PublishSettings.xml file which would be present after unzipping the zip created from the fla renaming it as .zip.
Thanks and Regards,
Sudeshna Sarkar
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